I wouldn't call myself a Nokia fanboy, however, I certainly will say that in general Nokia's products are very user friendly and fairly-well spec'd, especially when one considers the price. I occasionally still use a Nokia N80, Nokia's flagship device circa 2006 and its specs still make it a fairly formidable device in 2008. I cannot relate to your experiences using S60, but mine haven't been bad at all. I still have a preference for WinMo, which I'm not sure why you berate, but Symbian S60 is definitely a close second.
I will agree with you I have not personally handled the Nokia 5800, so I cannot vouch for its ease of use, but I will say that other reviewers have rated the device fairly high. Also, don't tell me that all devices cost sub-$400 nowadays because that's complete BS. Devices that have the 5800's specs easily cost around $500.
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I wouldn't call myself a Nokia fanboy, however, I certainly will say that in general Nokia's products are very user friendly and fairly-well spec'd, especially when one considers the price. I occasionally still use a Nokia N80, Nokia's flagship device circa 2006 and its specs still make it a fairly formidable device in 2008. I cannot relate to your experiences using S60, but mine haven't been bad at all. I still have a preference for WinMo, which I'm not sure why you berate, but Symbian S60 is definitely a close second.
I will agree with you I have not personally handled the Nokia 5800, so I cannot vouch for its ease of use, but I will say that other reviewers have rated the device fairly high. Also, don't tell me that all devices cost sub-$400 nowadays because that's complete BS. Devices that have the 5800's specs easily cost around $500.